Why child care has little impact on most children's development

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 143-148

  Scarr, Sandra ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0031240165     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.ep10772910     Document Type: Article

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